Pole Dance Competition Day!

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It's pole dance competition day! You've spent months, weeks and long days preparing for your first pole dance competition and here it finally is and you are a wreck of nerves...or maybe you're as cool as a pole cat...regardless, you will need to remember lots of things! Here goes my list.

Before the performance day:

Find out if they have any rehearsal pole for you
to use ahead of time

Try to stay in a hotel near the event so you can
ensure to be on time

Get good rest! Your nerves and the excitement of
the upcoming day will be on the brain but calm down with deep breathing, maybe
a mediation and some yoga.

Pole Dance Competition Day!

Do deep stretching the day before and the day of
competition and keep warmed with leg warmers or some yoga pants.

Eat! Eat balanced carbs and protein, some fruit
and oatmeal or yogurt and cottage cheese.

Give yourself more time than you anticipate
needing to get ready and to get to the venue where the event is.

When it’s time, get up there and give it all you
have!

What to bring with you:

Your suitcase or rolling bag that can be secured
or locked

Your costume – make sure if it’s a two-piece you
have both top and bottom packed

Double sided tape to keep your costume in place

Bring a spare set of shorts and bra just in
case!

Any props you are using in your routine

Your make up bag

Safety pins in case your costume needs a little
attaching

Water and healthy light snacks

Your music (2 copies!)

Your headphones to listen to your music

Your grip aids – write your name on them with a
permanent black marker and ONLY grip aids that you are comfortable using –
don’t try a new one the day of!

Shower sandals to walk around in

Your heels if you are performing in them and a
spare pair.

Wipies in case you get sweaty

A clean towel to wipe off with as well.

Something to wear after the performance – a
hoodie, some sweats or yoga pants

A camera if you have a friend to take photos for
you

How to behave…really?

Courtesy and politeness goes a long ways, in
the world of competition and the world outside of it.

Don’t get catty with the other competitors. Be
gracious.

Make friends with the other competitors. Most of
the time you will find that they are there for the love of pole dance, just as
you are.

Enjoy the day – the atmosphere, the excitement,
the adrenaline, the lights and your performance.

Use the day for networking as well. Find out who
the judges are, who else is competing and who is going to be attending. Stay
connected with the event through social media.

Winning and losing

No big displays of winning if they do call your
name on your pole dance competition day…graciously accept the win and be mindful of the other competitors that
trained hard and have just as much talent as you.

If you lose, remember what you learned – or should have
learned! – as a kid: Be a good sport. Even if you really think you deserved the
win, there is always next time and be thankful for the opportunity to display
your skills for the world to watch.

Take pride in the fact that YOU DID IT! You completed the
training necessary to give a great performance and you competed alongside
others who are in your league of skill and strength. It took your courage,
stamina, mental fortitude and lots of emotional and physical strength to get to
this point...your very first pole dance competition day. Be proud :-)

For a list of pole dance competitions, click here and for more of a big picture look at setting up your training and rehearsing, click here.